The Awakener has a far different role from the Inspirer. While the Inspirer fills one’s heart with consolation, the Awakener fills it with pain. While the Inspirer fills the heart with joy, the Awakener fills it with sorrow.
This does not mean however that the Awakener’s role is bad, nor is it secondary only to the Inspirer’s task. Without the Awakener, the heart would remain numb and closed. No healing or joy can ever enter it and the Inspirer’s task cannot even begin.
There are still so many stubborn hearts that refuse to surrender and to grow. It is the Awakener that shatters their stupor so they can finally awaken and behold the gaze of the Inspirer.
The thing about hope is that it’s a positive force that shines the most when it’s dark. When everything’s going well, we hardly notice it’s there. But when things go against us, when our dreams fade and when we see no immediate reprieve from our troubles, that’s when hope does its best work for us.
"Where Hope Can Be Found"